Ajith Kumar
Chief Operating Officer(COO) - Birla OPUS - Grasim Industries, Aditya Birla Group
Aditya Birla Management Corporation Pvt Ltd•Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Business case for the BIRAL opus paint, Approval of Business case from Board. Conceptualization and designing of big automated industry 4.0 connected plants, project execution and commissioning of 6 plants. Land acquisition at multiple states and getting all clearances for construction. Setting up R&D and formulations developments for a very large number of products and market validation. Building a very large team of people in Project, R&D, Manufacturing, Procurement, Supply chain, Legal and Corporate affairs. Launch of Paint business - "BIRLA OPUS". Setting up a world class Supply chain network for products In Akzo- Responsible for its all manufacturing sites in India for Paints and Coatings - Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Gwalior, Chandigarh and Noida. These manufacturing sites supports for Paints business, Powder coating business, Industrial coatings business, Marine and Protective coatings business and Automotive and specialty coating business
Career Timeline
- Aug 2020–Present· 6 yrs 1 mo
- Chief Operating OfficerCurrentFeb 2021–Present
- President, New Business Project TeamAug 2020–Feb 2026
- AkzoNobelCurrentSep 2011–Present· 15 yrs
- Manager, Works, Thane and Gwalior SiteCurrentJul 2015–Present
- Manager, Works OperationsSep 2011–Present
- Mar 2018–Jul 2020· 2 yrs 4 mos
- Country Manufacturing Manager - Paints and Coatings, IndiaMar 2018–Jul 2020
- Nov 2017–Jul 2020· 2 yrs 8 mos
- Head, IT OperationsNov 2017–Jul 2020
- 2016–Jul 2020· 4 yrs 6 mos
- Head, IT Operations2016–Jul 2020
- 2016–Jul 2020· 4 yrs 6 mos
- Head, IT Operations2016–Jul 2020
- 2011–Aug 2011· 7 mos
- Manager Innovation deployment2011–Aug 2011
- Mar 2008–Dec 2010· 2 yrs 9 mos
- Manager, BusinessMar 2008–Dec 2010
- May 2004–Mar 2008· 3 yrs 10 mos
- Manager, OperationsMay 2004–Mar 2008
- 1992–2004· 12 yrs
- Manager, Production1992–2004
Education
MSc
Applied Chemistry
Goverment Engineering College, JabalpurBachelor of Science - BS
Chemistry
FAROOK COLLEGE, KOZHIKKODEPre -Degree
Group I
FAROOK COLLEGE, KOZHIKKODE